We now have Quarter 4 H1B visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 PERM visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 H2A visa FY 2023 data.
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Delaware Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
33,690 92.31% $81,142 H-1B
2,537 6.95% $79,880 PERM
142 0.39% $28,642 H-2A
126 0.35% $87,629 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Delaware has seen a total of 36,495 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Delaware is the H-1B visa with 33,690 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 92.31% of Delaware's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 2,537 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 6.95% of Delaware's total visas.

Top Occupations in Delaware (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Computer and Information Systems Managers 149 $131,606 88.69%
Business Intelligence Analysts 146 $89,798 93.59%
Credit Analysts 135 $64,452 87.66%
Physical Therapists 128 $70,533 83.66%
Materials Scientists 115 $72,836 83.33%
Information Technology Project Managers 101 $93,299 93.52%
Financial Specialists, All Other 100 $62,621 94.34%
Information Security Analysts 88 $94,280 83.02%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 86 $49,159 91.49%
Hospitalists 78 $204,152 92.86%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Financial Specialists, All Other 10 $72,477 43.48%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 9 $59,587 45.00%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 8 $44,985 40.00%
Mechanical Engineers 8 $96,122 42.11%
Economists 8 $71,492 42.11%
Industrial Engineers 8 $88,696 47.06%
Computer User Support Specialists 7 $62,183 53.85%
Natural Sciences Managers 7 $157,099 58.33%
Marketing Managers 7 $126,411 58.33%
Psychiatrists 6 $127,514 50.00%
Delaware Employees Over Time
Delaware has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 1,711 employees were hired. Delaware peaked in 2018 with 3,459 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 2,349 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in Delaware From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ukraine 1 $64,688 50.00%
Palestine 1 $97,531 50.00%
Ireland 1 $38,490 50.00%
Serbia 1 $19,136 50.00%
Israel 1 $160,000 50.00%
Jamaica 1 $106,330 50.00%
Croatia 1 $187,200 50.00%
Palestinian Territories 1 $18,470 50.00%
Afghanistan 1 $17,701 50.00%
Trinidad And Tobago 1 $208,000 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Delaware (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hermes Technologies Inc 2 $69,358 66.67%
Kpr Systems Inc 2 $68,328 66.67%
Ecom Consulting Incorporated 2 $77,480 66.67%
Lakeside Physical Therapy Llc 2 $65,624 66.67%
Rehabcare Group East Inc 2 $67,090 66.67%
Counterpoint Software Inc 2 $69,566 66.67%
Planet Payment Inc 2 $96,034 66.67%
Cloudreach Inc 2 $66,144 66.67%
Utis 2 $75,275 66.67%
Katalyst Healthcares Life Sciences Inc 2 $66,414 66.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Delaware (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 13,786 $71,639 90.72%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies 3,556 $96,022 92.75%
Computer Systems Design Services 2,164 $82,532 93.08%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 1,487 $80,503 97.83%
Commercial Banking 1,195 $85,708 88.65%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 930 $81,138 88.49%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists 508 $154,782 78.52%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 458 $59,888 80.35%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 422 $147,964 85.08%
Other Computer Related Services 422 $75,594 91.34%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 42 $28,562 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 26 $30,438 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 22 $30,825 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 17 $28,097 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 15 $26,085 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 13 $28,536 100.00%
Cattle Feedlots 7 $27,703 100.00%
Frozen Fruit Juice And Vegetable Manufacturing 5 $30,085 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 4 $30,404 100.00%
Apple Orchards 3 $26,451 100.00%

Delaware Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Delaware to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Delaware over all years is $81,142. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.

State Avg Wage